Shahriar Etemadi, PTP SPECIALTIES Principal • Comprehensive Planning • Growth Management • Environmental Impact Statements Mr
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EDUCATION Master of Community and Regional Sustainable Transportation ▪ Planning ▪ Engineering Solutions, LLC Planning, Transportation Planning; University of Nebraska, 1986 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration; Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1982 Shahriar Etemadi, PTP SPECIALTIES Principal • Comprehensive Planning • Growth Management • Environmental Impact Statements Mr. Etemadi has 30 years of supervisory, management and technical experience in (EIS) planning and engineering. He has managed architects, planners and engineers in the areas • Zoning, Subdivision and Land Use of land use, zoning, urban design, master planning, transportation and environmental • Transportation Demand Management (TDM) planning and engineering in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, • Traffic Impact Studies California and New York. He has extensive professional, management-level experience in • Transit Planning developing growth policy initiatives, corridor studies, coordination of major investment • Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning • Parking Studies planning projects, Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), travel-demand forecasting and • Corridor Studies Transportation Demand Management (TDM), traffic Impact studies, transit planning, parking studies, and bicycle and pedestrian planning and implementation. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Institute of Transportation Engineers, ITE He has practiced private consulting, managing projects for private clients in master plan Professional Transportation Planner, PTP, analyses and the community development of commercial and residential buildings. AWARDS/CERTIFICATIONS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: American Planning Association (APA), National Capital Area Chapter STS Consulting 2014-Present • Excellence in Planning Award for Principal Transportation Planning • Excellence in Policy Planning • NY Upstate APA Chapter award for Responsible for the day-to-day operation of STS Consulting Company, winner of 2016 Comprehensive Plan New York Upstate Chapter Award for Comprehensive Planning, providing sustainable Montgomery County Government, Maryland solutions to urban planning, master planning, traffic engineering and transportation • Certificate of Appreciation from planning challenges facing our clients. The company is currently being retained by some Montgomery County Executive for of the major land development companies in the Washington, D.C. region, in Pennsylvania making significant contribution to work for BRAC and Virginia and a winery in California; (1) to evaluate the land use/transportation impact • Certificate of Appreciation from of master plan updates by public agencies, (2) to help facilitate the entitlement activities Planning Board for making for major mixed-use developments, (3) to prepare master plans, land use, zoning, and significant contribution in development of Transit and HOV special use permits and (4) to due diligence for companies planning to develop major Network Master Plan mixed-use developments. Responsible for management of master plans preparation, • Divisional Achievement Award for development of growth policy initiatives, subdivision, zoning change and special use significant contribution to completion of Rustic Road Master permits, traffic impact studies, corridor studies, parking studies and transit planning and Plan leading efforts to develop Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies for National Highway Institute (FHWA) complex community redevelopment projects. • Certificate of Training-TRAF-NETSIM • Certificate of Training-The role of Driver Expectancy and Behavior in Wells + Associates, Inc. 2011-2014 Highway Design and Traffic Control • Certificate of HOV: Planning, Design, Senior Associate and Operations • Certificate of Introduction to Urban Responsible for technical analyses relating to long range transportation planning and Transportation Planning Procedures traffic engineering, traffic impact studies, business development, project administration, management of professional engineers and planners, quality control and documentation, CONTACT and expert witness testimony. (410) 718-8660 [email protected] www.stsconsultngus.co Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) 2004 - 2011 Montgomery County Planning Department, Maryland Planning Supervisor Participated in development of the County’s Annual Growth Policy (AGP), now called Subdivision Staging Policy. Responsible for enforcing the countywide transportation Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO). Responsible for implementation of recommendations contained in the Great Seneca Science Corridor (GSSC), Shady Grove, Twinbrook and White Flint Master Plans, and supervising architects, planners and engineers working in the areas of master planning, transportation, land use, zoning, environment, and urban design for the I-270 Technology Corridor in Montgomery County, Maryland. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) 1993 - 2004 Montgomery County Planning Department, Maryland Planning Coordinator Responsible for solving difficult and complex planning issues and conducting in-depth negotiations involving review and recommendations on the transportation impact of major development proposals, preparing master plans, conducting travel demand forecasting for the countywide Transitway/HOV Network Master Plan and area master plans. Coordinating major investment transportation projects with Washington Council of Governments (Washington MPO), Maryland Department of Transportation and Montgomery County Department of Transportation. Preparing comprehensive traffic studies for major road and transit projects such as Montrose Parkway and “Purple Line” light rail corridor and station planning and design in Montgomery County, Maryland Department of Planning and Zoning 1990 - 1993 Harford County, Maryland Chief, Transportation & Community Planning Responsible for supervision of professional planners and architects working in the areas of transportation planning, community facilities projects, rural planning, and data management. Working with Baltimore Council of Governments (Baltimore MPO) on regional projects, LRTP and TIP. Served on the Technical and Programming Committees of the Baltimore MPO. Managed County’s Travel Demand Forecasting Model. Managed a team of professionals to develop standards for the County’s first Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance that included Transportation, Schools, Water, Sewer, Parks, Libraries and Public Safety. Office of Planning & Zoning 1987 - 1990 Prince William County, Virginia Senior Transportation Engineer Responsible for preparation of special transportation studies involving traffic operations, pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular traffic safety, travel demand forecasting, master planning, technical review of roadway design plans, providing recommendations and making presentations to citizen groups and elected officials on transportation projects. Worked with the Washington MPO on regional issues and served on its TSM/TDM subcommittee, worked with State and surrounding jurisdictions to plan and design HOV lanes on I-95 and I-66. Prepared impact study of HOV lanes on VA 234 north of Manassas. Supervised transportation planners and technicians. Lancaster County Planning Commission 1986 – 1987 Lancaster, Pennsylvania Transportation Planner Managed the transportation planning programs for the Lancaster Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Supervised planners and technicians to prepare master plans, traffic impact studies and travel demand modeling to determine the feasibility of installing traffic signal, goods movement planning and traffic safety operation. David W. Kitchens, AIA David grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, receiving Bachelors and Masters degrees in Architecture at Georgia Institute of Technology. His graduate studies concentrated on Urban Design and pedestrian urban spaces. He participated in several AIA- sponsored Urban Design Assistance projects, making recommendations to cities for downtown redevelopment. His graduate studies included research and design of a new capital city for the state of Alaska at Willow, a town north of Anchorage. In over 30 years of service with Cooper Carry, David has led mixed-use design efforts on a variety of award-winning projects including Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Florida. This mixed-use development has been recognized by a variety of organizations including the AIA, which bestowed upon it the Excellence of Design Award. David led the design of the master plan and many of the buildings that make up Bethesda Row. The project was awarded the Best Block in America 2002 by The Cooper Carry Congress for New Urbanism, the Excellence Award from the Urban Land Institute Principal and the Maryland/DC NAIOP Award of Excellence for Best Smart Growth Master Plan. Education Assisted Living Professional Program, Through his leadership, the Alexandria, Virginia office of Cooper Carry is Harvard University recognized as a regional and national innovator in mixed-use urban design and Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute architecture that creates walkable community environments and takes advantage of of Technology sustainable modes of connectivity and transit. Bachelor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology Honors and Awards International Interior Design Association’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Gold Award for Registrations Interior Design, Benning Charter School, Washington, DC Registered Architect: Georgia, International Interior Design Association’s Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Special Maryland, Virginia,